Modeling Early Earth Climate with GEEBITTCindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado This activity requires students to use a simple spreadsheet model to consider the roles of solar luminosity, planetary albedo, and greenhouse gases in controlling surface temperature in the present and during the ...

The Heat is On: Understanding Local Climate ChangeDan Zalles, SRI International Students draw conclusions about the extent to which multiple decades of temperature data about Phoenix suggest that a shift in local climate is taking place as opposed to exhibiting nothing more than natural ...

Heat Transport in the Climate SystemChristopher Kopf, Mansfield University of Pennsylvania This is an introductory activity designed for small groups in a single 50 minute class period. The exercise stresses interpretation of data from a simple graph, and helps students to integrate information on heat ...

Case Study 5.1 - Interactions: Climate's Tangled WebCynthia Fadem, Earlham College I designed this activity as a role-playing game to help students understand both the concept of climate modeling and how the climate system works. Students take on the role of a climate system component, examining ...

Using NASA NEO and ImageJ to Explore the Role of Snow Cover in Shaping Climate DATA: NASA Satellite Images. TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Explore and animate satellite images of reflected short wave radiation, snow cover, and land surface temperature downloaded. Then observe, graph, and analyze the relationship between these three variables.

Case Study 2.2 - Climate Variability in the North AtlanticCindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado This activity walks students through a data set depicting climate variability in the North Atlantic, associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation (NOA). Students examine anomalies of precipitation and pressure ...

Lab 3: Normal Climate Patterns The lab activity described here was created by Betsy Youngman of Phoenix Country Day School and LuAnn Dahlman of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Activity Summary and Learning Objectives × Winter and summer ...